With a population of over 7.7 million people along with 17 industrial parks, more than 1,300 trade villages, 5.3 million motorbikes and nearly 560,000 cars, Hanoi is suffering from negative impacts caused by climate change.
Hanoi (VNA) – With a population of over7.7 million people along with 17 industrial parks, more than 1,300 tradevillages, 5.3 million motorbikes and nearly 560,000 cars, Hanoi is sufferingfrom negative impacts caused by climate change.
To gradually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, inDecember 2015, the capital and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group signed acooperation agreement on environmental protection and climate changeadaptation.
In October 2017, Hanoi officially joined theAmbitious City Promises project led by the Local Governments for Sustainability(ICLEI) with the commitments of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, supportingthe development of special action programmes, and increasing the role andparticipation of local governments in climate change adaptation.
Le Tuan Dinh, Deputy Director of the municipalDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment, said Hanoi was the firstlocality in the country to carry out greenhouse gas inventories.
It is estimated that the average carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions from waste in the capital will be 4,053 million tonnes by 2020,and from energy 18.2 million tonnes.
Hanoi has updated the latest climate changescenario of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment while improvingthe forecasting capacity, proactively preventing natural disasters andmitigating its damages.
The city has implemented publicawareness-raising activities and integrated response measures intosocio-economic development plans and strategies.
It has partnered with multiple organisations athome and abroad to carry out projects improving the air quality.
Hanoi is also leading in investing in and installingan air quality monitoring network while coordinating with internationalorganisations to conduct greenhouse gas inventories to build and implementeffectively measures to mitigate air pollution.
This year, the capital strives to treat sewagein all urban districts, operate effectively waste-to-power plants, and grow onemillion trees.
By 2020, the city aims to install and put intooperation 38 air monitoring stations.-VNA
The Live & Learn organization and the (USAID jointly held a conference in Hanoi on June 7 aiming to share solutions and mobilise actions to improve air quality in Hanoi.
The first week of July witnessed an improvement in Hanoi’s air quality, according to the city’s Environment Protection Authority under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
A workshop held in Hanoi on May 9 highlighted the need to adjust the Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC) to better suit the current situation.
The University of Science under the Vietnam National University-HCM City has set up the first greenhouse gas monitoring station in the buffer zone of the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.
Floodwater levels in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are high and will continue to rise this month, especially in upstream areas, according to the hydraulic works management and construction department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Conservation efforts to restore habitat and boost the population of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park are finally showing progress, with the cranes and many other rare wild birds coming back to the park.
Torrential rains from the night of July 31 to early August 1 triggered flash floods and landslides across several communes in Dien Bien province, leaving at least two people dead and eight others missing.
Transitioning to a circular economy not only offers a sustainable development path for Ho Chi Minh City but also serves as a pivotal step toward establishing a fully green economy.
An exhibition featuring 100 green, recycled, and circular economy models and products from 50 businesses and educational establishments took place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31, as part of the local green transition forum and recycle day 2025.
Regional solidarity and cooperation are the key factor for the effective implementation of wildlife protection regulations. Only through sustainable cooperation, innovative approaches, and collective action can biodiversity be safeguarded for the present and future generations, an Vietnamese official has said.
Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
The Javan pangolin is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book as critically endangered and is protected under Group IB – a category reserved for forest species facing an extremely high risk of extinction and requiring strict conservation measures.
As a key member of the core group of 18 countries, initiated by Vanuatu, Vietnam engaged in advocating for the UN General Assembly’s Resolution N.77/276, requesting for the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Following the resolution's adoption, Vietnam fully participated in all procedural steps for the first time, from submitting written proposals to presenting directly at the court’s hearings.
The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
As part of its drive to fulfil its net zero emissions commitment by 2050, Vietnam is fast-tracking the development of a legal corridor to launch a pilot carbon market by the end of 2025, according to the Department of Climate Change.
Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Vehicles on a street in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
